Recently we’ve heard a lot of comment on the potential threat AI may pose for humanity, much of it from people who have a vested interest in it as a profitable product. I first came across the idea of AI quite a while ago while researching for a novella I was about to write. This …
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Descending Cat Bells Been following this series from day one? Then you’ll know this is the seventh post. It relates to our return walk on our fourth day in the area. New to the series? You’ll find links to earlier posts at the end.The descent from the summit of Cat Bells is around 1215 feet …
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The Cezanne Monument in Paris. 'Nude' Once again, it’s been far too long since I updated this aspect of my writing life. Yes, there have been things happening to prevent such notification, but I really should have been more aware of the passage of time.No matter. Here we are.The situation today is that I have …
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Ascending Cat Bells. Cat Bells is possibly one of the most popular destinations for walkers in the whole of the Lake District. It is therefore a trek where you may meet a lot of other people. We were there at the end of September 2025, well past the end of the school holidays, so crowds …
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Friar’s Crag & Strandshag Bay. After our clockwise boat trip around Derwentwater, we had a break for lunch at Treeby’s Café on Lake Road. It’s a lovely eating place sited on the ground floor beneath the Treeby and Bolton Gallery, accessible either through the gallery or via the entrance on Lake Road.We then returned to …
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Day 3: The Clockwise Boat Trip Our third day in the Lake District found us taking a second tour of Derwent Water by boat, this time in the clockwise direction, to give us a clearer idea of the various landing points.By this time, we’d discovered a better route from the B & B to the …
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As an author, I’ve been present at conventions where selling books was part of the purpose and I was involved with such sales, which included some of my own books. I signed copies, spoke to readers, and even took part in onstage discussions between authors and audience. They were great occasions. Unfortunately, due to a …
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Part three illustrates our walk to Castlehead Viewpoint and the views to be had from that spectacular place. You can read the whole post free on Medium using this linkPlease 'clap' up to 50 times there (it makes the post more visible) and, if you wish, make a comment. The icons are fairly self explanatory …
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Day 2: The First Boat Ride.The first piece in this series was posted here on 24th July (you’ll find a link to it at the end of this post). I had intended to follow it with this piece within a few days, but life got in the way! So, here’s part 2 for you.Having realised …
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The last time I wrote here on this topic was, remarkably, on 1st May this year. So, what have I been doing since? That’s a long story, but mostly, as you will be aware if you follow this blog, I was engaged in slimming down my website to make it more concentrated on my books, …
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Derwent Water, seen from the edge of Keswick. You'll find the full article, with many illustrations, here on Medium, where the link will let non-members read the piece in full without charge. My non-writing posts will generally appear on Medium from now, as I intend to keep this website dedicated to my books and writing. …
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My novel, Breaking Faith, a Romantic Thriller is set in England and Scotland during the extended drought and heatwave of 1976, 50 years ago. We've just suffered (or enjoyed, depends on your love or hate of heat!) another unusual heatwave here in England. It didn't last as long this time, and many places continued to …
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I’m trying something new today. I’d like more readers for my books and you might be tempted to become one of them. There’ll be one a week, in no particular order. My first published novel, Breaking Faith, is a romantic thriller. With elements of betrayal, excitement, tragedy, sex, despair, hope, longing, fulfilment, and love it’s …
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I’ve finally finished the stage of adding contemporaneous events to the storyline. Rendering such happenings in a way that allows them to integrate seamlessly with the story, rather than appear as mere markers in time, isn’t easy, but I believe I’ve managed it.Now I need to begin the slightly more tedious technical edit to spot …
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Stuart Aken 